The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-02-18
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION..
The Proceedings Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives.

Tho Proceedings Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives.
WAsHIN GToN, Feb. 0.
Eulogies upon the late senator, Gen.
John a. Logan were delivered in the sem
ate by Senators Morgan, Edmunds. Man
derson, Hampton, Allison, Hawley,
Spooner, Cockrell, Frye, Plumber, Evarts,
Sabin, Palmer, Ransom and Farwell and
the chaplain. Senator Cullom spoke
eaboratsly concerning his late friend, aud
the senate adjourned as q mark Of respect
to his memory.
In the course of his remarks Senator
Frye denied the truth of the story that he
and Senator Hale offered Gen. Logan the
presidential nomination in Chicago in 1850,
when it had become apparent that Mr.
Blaine could not be nominated Mr.. Frye
declared, however, that il any one had been
untrue enough to Mr.. Blaine to make the
offer, Gen. Logan would certainly have
been true enough to reruse it, as related in
the story.
There was quite breezy debate in the
house as soon as it convened between Mr..
Reed and the speaker on the senate bills to
encourage the manufacture Of steel for
army AMI naval purposes, and making an
appropriation for coast defenses. The
speaker ruled that the bills should be re-
ferred to the appropriations committee.
Mr.. Reed wanted to know if it was in the
power of that committee to report the bills
at any time for immedia to consideration by
this house. ~ want to fix the responsible
ity of u refusal to fortify the country" said
he, upon the gentlemen upon whom it
ought to rest as well as upon the Demo-
cratic party" The representative from
Maine repeated his desire very vigorously
OH several occasions, and concluded by stat
ing that il the speaker was sure that the
committee could report at any time
he was satisfied to accept the ruling
as to the committee to which the bills
were referred.
The reference of the bills was due to Hol-
mans objection. An attempt to fix a day
for their special consid Grafton was defeated
by Eden's objection.
The bill authorizing the Fort Worth &
Denver City railroad to construct road
through the Indian territory was passed by
the house.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
In the house the senate bill for the erec
tion of public building at Lynn, Mass,
was, on motion of Mr.. Lowering, passed
The ultimate cost of the building is placed
at $l00,OO0
The senate passed substitute for the
house bill providing for the location of
branch home for disabled volunteer sol.
diers west Of the Rocky mountains. The
bill appropriates S15G, 200! James A. Way
mayer, OF San Francisco, is appointed man
ager up to April, 1892. A conferences on
the bill was asked for
81 I ~
vote of "a to H. 1t provided that for five
save Spanish mackerel, shall be imported or
landed on the shores of the Unitsd States
between March and June of each year.
The act does not apply to mackerel caught
with hook and line from boats, or in traps
and weirs connected with the shore. The
penalty for violation Of the act is the for
feiture of the license of the vessel and of the
mackerel landed
The senate agreed to the house substitute
tor the senate Chinese indemnity bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
S nator Blair's resolution was passed di.
recting the committee on education to con-
tinue its investigation during the recess as
to the relations between capital and labor.
Senator Hoar introduced bill for "a
Bunker Hill. Referred.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.
The senate passed the postoffice appropra-
tion with the subsidy amendment
The house passed the trade dollar bill.
with an amendment providing that the coin
shall not b. considered part of the silver
bullion required to be purchased under th,
Band tct
WASHINGTON, Feb H.
Mr. Dingley, of Maine, introduced in tn.
house bill for the erection of a monum mt
to Gen Knox at Thomaston, Me.
Bntterworth, of Ohio, introduced bill
for full reciprocity betwetn the United
States and Canada. it authorizes the
president to issue proclamation admitting
all Canadian goods into the United State,
free of duty, as rapidly as Canada permits
the entry OF American goods of similar
character inlo Canada duty ee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ii.
In the senate Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, from
the finance committee, reported the house
amendment to the trade dollar bill, with
recommendation of non-concurrence, which
was agreed to. A conference was asked
The house bill authorizing the president
to return the rebel general Twigg's jeweled
swords to his relatives, was reported and
passed. The swords were coniiscated by
Gen. Butler at New Orleans.